Convertible chair



July 24, 1923. 1,462,959

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UNITED s'rn'rss BOYD 'W. GOEBEL, OF JONESVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA.

CONVERTIBLE CHAIR.

Applieation filed September 13, 1922. Serial No.'588,027.

T 0 aZZ whom it may concern 7 Be it known that I, BOYD W. GOEBEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jonesville, in the county of Union and State of South Carolina, have invented new-and useful Improvements in Convertible Chairs, of which the following is a specification.

In carrying out the present invention it is my purpose to provide a chair which may beconverted from a straight chair into a reclining chaina bed, a childs crib, a kiddie coop, for infants, etc., and wherein the component parts will be soarranged and corelated as to enable the chair to be converted with a minimum effort and within a short time. 7 a It is also my purpose to provide a convertible chair which will embrace the desired features of'simplicity, efficiency and durability and which maybe manufactured and marketed at small cost.

With-the above recited objects in view, and others of a similar nature, the invention resides in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claims.

Inthe accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a con vertible chair'constr-ucted in accordance with my invention. Y I Y Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view therethrough. a

Figure 3-is a sectional view on theline 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure l is a view showing the chair as converted into a reclining chair, parts being shown in section and parts inelevation.

Figure 5 is avertical sectional view showing the chair converted into a kiddie coop.

Figure 6 is a sectional .view showing the chair as converted into a bed.

Figure 7 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view showing the. mounting of the cushions. I v

' Figure 8 is-a sectional view on the line 8 8 of Figure 6. 4

Referring nowto the drawings in detail, 11'designate-vertical posts of the back of the chair. These posts are spaced apart in parallelism-and are of suitable height and areconnected. together at their upper ends by meansv of ahorizontal cross bar 2. In advance of the back posts 1,..respect-ively. are relatively short posts 3 at the .front of the chair and connecting the. upper ends of panels, as clearly iaadZef the draw 1 the front posts 3 with the rear posts 1 :are'

arm rests 4. Between the vposts land 3 and,

below the armrests .4: are panels 5, respect vely, that form the sides of. the frame. of. the chair.

Secured to the confronting sur faces of the U sides of the chair are 'horizontal guiderails. 6 that extend from the front of the chair to the back.

Arranged within the space between the side panels ofthe chairis a substantially rectangular receptacle 7 comprisinga'bott om.wall 8, vertical sidewalls 99 and a frontwall 10. The front walllO is of solid construction, whilethe sidewalls 99 a nd the bottom wall .8 are foraminous, as" clearly shown in Figures 2, 3 and 5 of the drawings. The upper end of this receptacle 7 is closed by a solid top 11 and the forwardedge of this top.11 is hinged, as at 12,. to the front walllO.- 9 i The side walls 99 of thereceptacle 7 at I their rear edges are connected to the'forward edges of vertical bars 13-13 that lie parallel with the inner surfaces of the respective rear posts 1-1 and terminate at the upper ends short of the cross bar 2 and at their lower ends contiguous to the bottom ,8 of the receptacle; The upper and lower ends of the bars 13 are connected together by horizontal bars 1L1 l,respectively; and geiitending I over the front portion of the frameformed by the bars 13 and 14 is a strip 15 of canvas or othersuitable material, this strip being fastened. to, the barsj13 and 14, The lower portion of this, canvas strip acts to close the rear end of the receptacle 7, as clearly shown in Figure 5 of'the drawings.

' i The vertical bars 13 13 are equipped respectively on: their outer sides with trunnions 16- 16 that fit into the respective guide rails 6 fandin the normal position-of the receptacle and the frame formedby the bars ,13 and 1 1 the forward edge ofthe bottom of the receptacle fits into a rabbet l7 formedin the upper surface of a horizontal cross bar 18.that connects the front posts or legs3 at their lower ends, as clearly illustrated in Figures 1 and '5 of the drawings. Thus, the frame composed of'the bars 13 and 14: and .the receptacle 7 connectedto such frame are maintained in normal positions within the frame of the chair'formed by-the. front and rear posts and the side illustrated in Figures .1.

, frame formed of the. bars 18. and 1.41. Thisv frame 19 is. braced by an. intermediate cross bar 21 and its; frontside, that.v is, the side. facing toward the front of the chair, is, equipped with a pad 22 of some suitable material which constitutes the hack, of the. chair...

Tl'ie, frame 19: also. carries. legs 23. which, in;

1 the present instance, are pivoted, respectively, as. at, 2 1, tov the sidebars. of thefframe adjacent to the lower en s thereo The. 1egsi23 normally lie'withi'ntheframe 19,, as shown by the dotted lines inFigure 57. Legs 25 are also pivoted at. their upper ends. to the vertical bars 13, respectively, adjacent tothe upper ends of, such bars...

Biivoted to the top, 11v of thereceptacle adjacentv to the rear edge of such. top and the respective side edges; thereof are legs 26 that normally lie against, the top, as; shown in Figure 3 of the drawings, and mounted upon the top 11 when. in normal position is a cushionv 27, while fixed to. the. outer side of the frontwall 10 of t he' receptacle is a cushion 28. This cushion 2 8 is. fixed to the; front wall 101 of the. receptacle. by means of eye.-

7 lets 29 in the rear side cushion engaging over prongs 30 carried by the, front wallv 10,, as clearly, illustrated in Figure 7 of the drawings. p p

In. practice, the parts are normally in, the position shown; in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings, and in this position a straight chair is provided, the pads. 27 and 22 forming the side and back rest, respectively.

To convertthe chair into a reclining chair the frame composed of the bars 13 and: 14 is swung rearwardly about the trunnions 16 to. the position shown in Figure 4' of the drawings, and in this position the frame is locked by means of links; 31 that are pivoted, respectively-, to the inner sides. of 'the rear posts 1, and, engage in; pins 32 carried by the vertical bars 13.v

- To convert the chair into. a bed,,the frame formed-of the bars 13,- and 14 is swung about thetrunnionslfi toahorizontal position and slid" forwardly between the side panels of the; main frame of the; chair, so that the trunnionslieat; the! forward. ends. of the guide members 61, as; clearly shown in Figure- 6 of the drawings, In this position of the frame. formed by the. barsfliiv and. 14 the receptacle, ,7 is arranged in the position hea e; Eigu-refit and when. in this position screen sections 3,3; that are hirng d td the upper edges of theside walls of the receptacle 7 and normall lie: within such receptacle parallel with the side walls thereof, asshown in Figure 3 of the drawings, are swung. downwardly to positions coextensive with the side walls 9 of the receptacle. The top 11 is also swung through I a one-quarter revolution, so as to lie coextensive with the front wall 10, as in Figure 6 The frame 19 is now swung to a position to. the position shown Figure ach L gs 26 engaging the floor. Thus, infant may be; placed withinv the receptacle and" the top; 11 forms a table.

I have entered" into a detailed description of the construction and" relativ arrangement. of parts embraced in t l'Ie. present and preferred embodiment of" my inventicn with a view to imparting a full, clear andv exact understandin of the said mbodi ent I do. not desire, however, to bezunderstoodgi as confining myself to, the said specific construction. and relative; arrangement of parts, inasmuch as'in the future; practice/10f my invention such changes or modifications may be made as fairly fall within the; scope of my invention as. defined, by my appended claims,

Having thus described theinvention, what is. claimed as. new, is:-

1. A convertible chair comprisingi a main frame formed of vertical rear posts and vertical front posts of less height than said rear posts, arm rests between said rear and front posts respectively, side anels between, said rear and front posts and below said arm rests, a: movable receptacle within the space between, said. panelsand designed to form a receptacle for bed clothing, a frame connected to the rear of said recep tacle and comprising vertical side bars lying parallel with said rear posts respectively, cross bars connected with said vertical bars,

trunnions projecting outwardly from said vertical side bars, guideways carried by. the inner sides of said panels and receiving said trunnions whereby said, frames and" receptacle. may be swung to. Provide. areclining chair andal'so. swung to horizontal position and movedforwardly to provide a. bed ,;such

receptacle having a; fbrami'nous bottom wall and. foram-in'olis. s de, walls and also: more screen carried by each said .0

one side wall respectively and cooperating therewith and with. theb attcm mute provide' a screened hood for said ted;

2. A convertible chair comprising a main frame formed of vertical rear posts and vertical front posts of less height than said rear posts, arm rests between said front and rear posts respectively, side panels between said front and rear posts respectively and below said arm rests, a movable receptacle within the space between the said panels and designed to form the bottom of the chair, and a receptacle for bed clothing a frame connected to the rear-of said receptacle and comprising vertical side bars lying parallel with said rear posts respectively, and cross bars connected with said vertical bars, trunnions projecting outwardly from said vertical side bars, guideways carried by the inner sides of said panels and receiving said trunnions whereb said frame and receptacle may be swung to provide a reclining chair and swung to a horizontal position and moved forwardly to provide a bed, a horizontal top for said receptacle normally forming the bottom of said chair and movable thro-ugh one-half revolution to open said receptacle and form a table whereby a kiddie coop may be provided.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

BOYD W. GOEBEL. 

